Chapter 7 of Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Colibri pondered and turned to the lieutenant.... All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house. Colibri laughed, almost snorted. "To-day--no, to-morrow--yes. Come to-morrow."
Chapter 7 of Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading “All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “Colibri pondered and turned to the lieutenant....”
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading “All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.”
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “Colibri pondered and turned to the lieutenant....”
recurring again and again
From this reading “All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.”
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading “Colibri laughed, almost snorted.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.”
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading “All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Colibri laughed, almost snorted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colibri pondered and turned to the lieutenant....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colibri pondered and turned to the lieutenant....
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come to-morrow."
divisible by two
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Colibri laughed, almost snorted.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Colibri pondered and turned to the lieutenant....
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
not any; not one
From this reading "To-day--no, to-morrow--yes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading Colibri pondered and turned to the lieutenant....
recurring again and again
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading Colibri laughed, almost snorted.
in or at or to some place
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colibri pondered and turned to the lieutenant....
in or at that place or location
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colibri pondered and turned to the lieutenant....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-day--no, to-morrow--yes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-day--no, to-morrow--yes.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Colibri pondered and turned to the lieutenant....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All at once there was the muffled sound of tapping repeated three times at even intervals somewhere in the house.
an affirmative
From this reading "To-day--no, to-morrow--yes.
Chapter 7 of Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 7 holds 388 sentences of Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 388 sentences, grouped into 78 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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